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Thank you all, fellow sufferers, for your well wishes, good advice, and comaraderie. I am better today though I was awakened by stabbing pains in my trapezius muscles. Residue from the headache and associated tension, I'm sure. I still have that haunted, drained post-migraine look about my eyes. Ugh. Yesterday the headache moved on and I was able to think and function better. The previous two days are a blur. I know I had several triggers this time around. I let myself get dehydrated, I'm stressed, I was premenstrual and I'm perimenopausal (as well as the oldest living menstruating woman on the planet). I never had migraines until I was in my 40s and during a particularly awful period in my marriage and work life I suffered from both cluster headaches and migraines, often together or in the same week. Imitrex saved my life back then but since the end of my marriage I have been nearly migraine free. I guess I need to pay more attention to avoiding triggers. I'd rather not have to go back on Imitrex again. As Lpink mentions, it is quite expensive and I do not have prescription coverage. I missed the signs that this was a migraine coming on. I had joint and muscle pain for a couple of days before for reasons that mystify me. Could barely move. (I seem to have some fibromyalgia symptoms from time to time where my shoulders, hips, knees, and elbows hurt.) Then the headache. I rarely get the aural stuff or if I do, it is slight. I do get nauseous and light sensitive. Water, check. I loaded up on fluids as soon as I realized I was getting a headache and was also awfully thirsty. Caffeine, check. I doubled up on my morning brew yesterday. I'm a one cupper so I had two. Massage, check. My son rubbed my shoulders, it was wonderful while he did it! Nap, check. No MSG, I don't recall anything that might have had MSG but I tend to avoid it anyway. It makes me feel strange. No red wine, I'm a white wine drinker as a rule but I'll keep this in mind. Tiger Balm, I'll be visiting the Asian market soon. Hot pack, check. I wrapped my neck in one of those things you heat in the microwave. Heat helps me. It relaxes the tension a bit. I did some self hand massage, which I find helps. Thanks for the links, Lpink. I swear by acupuncture for some other problems I've had, I'll give it try for this. The problem is that when I am in the midst of a migraine, driving to a clinic and sitting in a waiting room is the last thing I want to do. Alexa, tell your DH you needs LOTS of massaging and TLC. Terri, I'm interested in the tea you used. What was it?

Acupuncture cured Ma's frozen shoulder and my aunt's sciatica. Papa's an MD in Acupuncture, and I preferred the needles to painkillers when my headaches got too bad LOL No change in diet, no herbs. Dad says it takes multiple sittings to be able to notice a difference, but some of his clients reported improvement after the first sitting itself. He stressed the importance of continuing the treatment even if you feel good after the first sitting or a few sittings. Ma's shoulder felt better after the first 3 sittings so she stopped ... and a couple of weeks later took fifteen more sittings. At an acupuncture clinic, I saw low-frequency current being applied to the needles for gentle stimulation (but nobody was screaming in pain LOL). But that I'd never be able to take, LOL. I've heard of acupuncture being used during childbirth for pain-free delivery - no idea if it works.

I read somewhere that they were testing the system yesterday. It may be that the money is really in the account or will remain "pending" until the system is fully operational. You might look tonight to see if it has been reversed. Depending on your bank's own processing it may not change out of the "pending" until Tuesday or Wednesday. Do not use it until it leaves the pending status unless you have funds in that account to cover it plus any expenses until the status changes.